Uchumi Supermarket Limited Top Gainer as Sasini Ltd Declines

Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 6.76% to close at KES 7.90 which was a KES 0.50 gain in share price.

Sasini Ltd (SASN) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 7.4% to close at KES 18.15 which was a KES 1.45 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 11,745,700 shares which was 51.87% of all shares traded in the market.

Market turnover declined by 17.7% to USD 7.0m (KES 712.4m). Foreign investors continued to dominate trading to emerge net buyers for the sixth consecutive session (83.6% of total buying and 64.1% of total selling).

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) and East African Breweries Limited (EABL).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Limuru Tea Company Limited (LIMT), National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) and Umeme Limited (UMME).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: ARM Cement Limited (ARM), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK) and Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 1.03 points to close at 140.92, while the NSE 20 Share Index als0 shed 19.42 points to close at 3785.73.

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